Photos: Winter storm hits eastern Canada

Phil Carpenter, Postmedia12.27.2012

MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A pedestrians sprints accross Mc Gill College at St Catherine Street in blowing snow that produced near white out conditions in a nearly deserted downtown Montreal during a snow storm, Thursday December 27, 2012.

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MONTREAL, QUE.: DECEMBER 27, 2012--A snow removal crew slows down for a pedestrian who walks along Guy street due to unplowed sidewalks as a snow storm brings Montreal to a crawl, pictured in Montreal on Thursday, December 27, 2012.Allen McInnis
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A homeless man is is covered in snow as he panhandles at the corner of St Catherine and Metcalfe Streets during a snow storm, in Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A milkman hauls his load in the deedp snow as he crosses Peel Street at Rene Levesque during a snow storm, in Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A driver digs out his car from the snow on St Catherine Street, downtown Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012, during a snow storm.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A pedestrian crosses St Catherine Street at the corner of Mc Gill College venue during a snow storm, in Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A homeless man is is covered in snow as he panhandles at the corner of St Catherine and Metcalfe Streets during a snow storm, in Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A homeless man is is covered in snow as he panhandles at the corner of St Catherine and Metcalfe Streets during a snow storm, in Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A homeless man is is covered in snow as he panhandles at the corner of St Catherine and Metcalfe Streets during a snow storm, in Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A man cleans off his car on Thompson Boulevard in Ville St Laurent, during a snow storm in Montreal, Thursday December 27, 2012.Phil Carpenter
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Snow collects inside a bus shelter on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012 to see the blowing snow 'up close'. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Stephane Johnson, janitor of an apartment building on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal, clears snow in front of it Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Denis Rodine was making short trip from a dry-cleaners to an adjacent apartment building entrance on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the biting, blowing snow on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012'. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Stephane Johnson, janitor of an apartment building on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal, clears snow in front of it Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- A pedestrian walks in the middle of Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Saeid Molaei, who moved here from Iran 2 months ago, came down from his apartment on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012 to see the blowing snow 'up close'. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Dan Shan takes photos with her cell phone as she walks with partner Faisal Javaid on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Snow drifts beside a high-rise on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012 as people cross the street at Cavendish Blvd.. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- A shovel-wielding man crosses Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- A man pushes a car from a parking spot on Sherbrooke St. W. in the NDG area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- A dog waits for it's 'master' on Westminster Ave. N. in the Montreal West area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- A dog waits for it's 'master' on Westminster Ave. N. in the Montreal West area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Edward Gomes, clears snow in front of a commercial building on Westminster Ave. N. in the Montreal West area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- Edward Gomes, cleaning in front of a building on Westminster Ave. N. in the Montreal West area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012 watches as a sidewalk cleaner approaches him. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE: DECEMBER 27, 2012 -- A driver gets caught on the wrong side of a barrier as a train passes on Westminster Ave. N. in the Montreal West area of Montreal Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm is hitting the Montreal area.John Kenney
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MONTREAL, QUE.: DECEMBER 27, 2012--A snow removal contractor gives a little push, with his bucket filled with snow to avoid damage, to a car stuck in an entrance way on de l' Eglise street as a snow storm brings Montreal to a crawl, pictured in Montreal on Thursday, December 27, 2012Allen McInnis
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MONTREAL, QUE.: DECEMBER 27, 2012--A private contractor fills Notre Dame street and blocks the sidewalk with snow from a Condo parking lot in Little Burgundy, as a snow storm brings Montreal to a crawl, pictured in Montreal on Thursday, December 27, 2012.Allen McInnis
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MONTREAL, QUE.: DECEMBER 27, 2012--Jeremy Mandel and a group of friends give up walking on the unplowed sidewalks and walk along Notre Dame street as a snow storm brings Montreal to a crawl, pictured in Montreal on Thursday, December 27, 201Allen McInnis
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MONTREAL, QUE.: DECEMBER 27, 2012--A motorist tries to dig his car out after driving into a snowplow's snow bank and getting stuck as a snow storm brings Montreal to a crawl, pictured in Montreal on Thursday, December 27, 2012.Allen McInnis
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MONTREAL, QUE.: DECEMBER 27, 2012--An STM bus partial blocks St. Patrick street after sliding into a Hydro pole as a snow storm brings Montreal to a crawl, pictured in Montreal on Thursday, December 27, 2012.Allen McInnis
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MONTREAL, QUE.: DECEMBER 27, 2012-- A motorist uses a Jerrycan to fill his tank after running out of gas only meters from the gas pumps as a snow storm brings Montreal to a crawl, pictured in Montreal on Thursday, December 27, 201Allen McInnis
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